May 30, 2009 (NORTHFIELD, Ill.) Investigators say Carlos Vasquez, 19, was driving southbound at Willow Road when his car went off the expressway, struck a tree and rolled over.
He was ejected from the vehicle, which was split in half by the tree.
Vasquez, of the 2200 block of W. Thome, was pronounced dead at 4:10 am.
There were no passengers in the car.
State police suspect the driver was drag racing with another car - a black Honda.
They're asking anyone with information to call state police.
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